Bitcoin Forum

For the few months I have been in this forum, I discovered without being told that one really need some digital skills to remain effective and relevant here on the long run. Though, only the knowledge of cryptocurrencies is enough. But someone like me, I am not well knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies, which I know this forum will educate me and has been doing.

When I looked at the service thread, I saw people offering different services of avatar design, signature design, software design etc.

Apart from that, I saw CryptopreneurBrainboss and others managing campaigns and also have own services. I saw DdmrDdmr, LoyceV, Ratimov, Fillippone and others always posting data like number of merits earned, newbies first post, most merit awards, they talk about whitepaper and lots more. I keep wondering how they generate these information. I often wish to join the discussions, but they appear high technical to me . I like being successful in anything I do. Yes, I know success needs commitment and perseverance. Even the aforementioned names have been here for years, hence there enviable knowledge.

Please, is it to early/late for me to start somewhere? I am not that comfortable with only posting and contributing texually here. I need to solve technical problems.
Please, what are the basic steps I will take, what are the basic skills I need now that are not that financial intensive. Because I am still under the trauma and/or defeat of fraud/scam before I joined this forum.

I really need to be a positive energy in this forum in the future. I therefore have to create this thread to get started. I have enough time, apart from being here I don't have things that will take my time offline.

Thank you all.

It's never too early or late to develop yourself and learn new skills. If you wish to contribute to the forum beyond replying and making threads, you could start from being an active reporter and scam buster, this doesn't require lots of technicalities and it is a very useful contribution.

Beyond these, you'll need to acquire some skill that will enable you carve out a niche for yourself as some of those other members have done.

It's not too early and also it's not too late to start here. it's probably the right time for you, don't worry about it.
you must first have a certain passion for crypto and cryptocurrencies, that is basic. try to connect your presence on the forum with some of your personal interests, something you are well acquainted with.
like the example you gave, some users had design skills, and they present themselves in this way. the other group is the news in data handling so they post various statistics here.
be sure not to hesitate to seek any help here or some explanation. This community is very generous with the sharing of knowledge.

Most of the members that you mention being good at statistics have their own websites which take the data from Bitcointalk and give it to you. There is the merit dashboard which has everything you will ever need for merit on the forum. BPIP is another website that collects data about members of the forum. Loyvce has their own website which has a lot of data that they have scraped from the forum. If you want to scrape your own data you will need to learn to program it and then you will need a database and be able to read that. Learn SQL.

Those users have some different skills.
To create something like bpip you need to be a full stack developer, learning how to maintain a database , backend and front end coding ...
Others have much simpler websites that do only basic scrapping and chrono jobs,Ike LoyceV 's
Ddmddmr is good with statistical tools and dashboards softwares.

It all depends on your skills. If you want to develop something like that you need to learn basic coding and there are many different websites around that can help you. The most common languages to begin with are javascript and python

The funny thing is: I don't think I am high technical.
In the forum, there are many users more technical, in a way or another, than me.
Where do I draw interest or inspiration for what I write? I write about what interests me, and where I think I can give my contribution to the community.
I write in other threads, where more knowledgeable users than me take the ball of the discussion, but I use that space to learn.
As I wrote in a thread of mine, I think that this forum is all about knowledge.
Read more here:
Ranking up is possible! 2900 Merits earned in less than 12 months!My 11 Hints! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5098333)

The important thing is: find your own way. This is the only way to do it if you want to stay here for long.

Your right at OP. Creating threads or commenting isn't the only thing there is on the forum. As such the forum has got careers too and those with the know how has found a way to exploit it for there benefits, good for them. Though, that's not all that is. As myers of a forum, we've got our problems and a solution for them are the things we must provide, little wonder why some users like LoyceV stay ahead of most persons. Not quite long ago LoyceV topped the most merits profile. This entails his her service to the forum as per providing tools that solves certain forum issues and keep the stats.
It's a thing  you could do too. The forum is open to accepting suggestions and innovations that is sure to aid it in the long run, if you've got any, Meta iw most welcomed to accept your suggestion and contributions to the forum.

I don't think there's much knowledge with paywalls these days.

Sure you pay extra for a well polished course or a qualification but if you're just doing stuff for fun - leave it that way unless you can get something more out of it that still keeps it fun.

If you're wanting to gain technical crypto knowledge from the forum - the best place to go is to look at the technical and beginners boards. If you find a topic where a newbie has asked a newbie type question, it's very likely there are links in the responses to the thread or things explained in ways you'll be able to understand (either for if you're not very technical for certain responses or too technical for others that they seem ambiguous).

It's important to remember everyone has gaps in their understanding. No one person can understand everything of one particular field but you'll always be able to learn more and get excited about your new knowledge as a tradeoff for that.

I read your historical postings and found that you are very good at gaining strengths, are very talkative, very likable, and sometimes very confident, such as

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343711.msg57229427# msg57229427 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343711.msg57229427# msg57229427)

You are good at posting in the novice section. I don't know why. Behind your modest and low-key, there seems to be a purpose that you don't want to tell others? Do you want to post an altcoin project in the near future? Now you want to accumulate some network resources and influence? I feel that your purpose is obvious. Haha, you can PM. Your character background is very consistent with your posting style, I will pay attention to you.

Great people are always eye-catching, but the way everyone writes and answers questions has traces. For example, Mutter’s violin song-the song of wandering, the temperament of a noble lady is always indispensable, and I have found some "newbies" who are growing up very fast.

@kaggie,@rainbowkun,@kxwhalexk,  I feel that these people are thoughtful and knowledgeable, and I have learned a lot from their posts (I have been a tourist for almost half a year in bitcoinforum).

@KingsDen
I am skeptical of you, I hope you will be a spine, You are good at complimenting others(excellent people have listened too much)。

From the impression you create, you are in a very rush. There are a lot of you on the forum. Recurring topics for newbies, and constant warnings about the prohibition of plagiarism, or the rules in general, made I think you were writing for merits.
But now, you have enough merits. Exhale, and think about why you need a forum? What do you want to get from him? Knowledge about cryptocurrencies? Then study them deeper. Do you want to make money? Join a subscription company. Can you do something that is not here on the forum or a little? Share your knowledge. Find information outside the forum, collect it together and bring it here. This is what one of the people you listed above does. The main thing is not to rush from side to side. Pick one thing to start with and go for it.

Seeing your topic, I thought it was a post that could bring forum knowledge to novices. The content of the result has nothing to do with the subject, don’t you think? The same is that 50% of your questions are in the novice section, and the content is to thank the old users of the forum. I want to know what value you can bring to the entire forum by doing so. I think it is understandable to send one or two thank-you topics normally, but always thank you makes me feel that your purpose is not simple.
Such a long text is not the way to get merit on the forum. To solve technical problems, you can choose to go to the technical section to raise the problem you want to solve, or browse related posts to leave your questions.I don't understand your operation in the novice sector, your purpose is elusive.

Does your topic match your content? In the newbie plate, everyone will see this topic will consider many technologies and knowledge. Your title is misleading.
How can we help you this post? Maybe you need to help you:

Your previous post did not find you unfamiliar with the forum. On the contrary, you are very active in the forum, many themes are very moving.Because you are good at being A grateful heart ❤ (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353181.msg57636690#msg57636690). You can not hide on others to help you. Some people help you, you will show it immediately. By thanking others to get MERIT?

Help Don't say that other people have created a chart thread, you can also help others learn to create chart threads. Have your own thinking. Help others have a lot of ways.

That's the beauty of Bitcoin. It opens up new markets where you can monetize your skills and work for crypto. Some people buy and hold, others trade, but I think the best way to acquire Bitcoin is to work for it by investing your time instead of money. Some users are doing that by creating artwork, writing, translating, coding, managing campaigns, etc. If you have those talents, you can do it too.

When it comes to statistics and various data you see posted on the forum, you will realize that most of that comes from a handful of members. You mentioned some of them in your OP. I am sure that if you just asked them, they would be glad to help and push you in the right direction. 

Op you spend enough time in B&H, you didn't have to create a thread to ask questions you already know the answers to. You mentioned usernames who you think are technical, a simple pm could have given you your answer but you would have missed those merits. I can't say on what premise you were introduced to the forum, your growth is remarkable, you have the required rank to participate in signature campaigns. I think you already know that since you applied in one recently. Like Lovesmayfamilis said you can do whatever you want just don't break the forum rules. Before you devote your entire time to the forum, remember the forum is not a job!

Every topic created or thread opened has a purpose. The creator of such topic will not be satisfied until his/her purpose of opening the thread is achieved. The purposes can be and not limited to; information gaining, information giving, merit gaining, merit giving, inspiration, learning, teaching, marketing etc.

One good thing about the forum is, no matter how different the individual inclinations towards the topic would be, surely every topic created doesn't go without the OP achieving the purpose of the thread.

Thank you to these users below, I am sure more to come.

@Upgrade00: Beyond these, you'll need to acquire some skill that will enable you carve out a niche for yourself as some of those other members have done

@examplens: you must first have a certain passion for crypto and cryptocurrencies, that is basic. try to connect your presence on the forum with some of your personal interests, something you are well acquainted with...be sure not to hesitate to seek any help here or some explanation. This community is very generous with the sharing of knowledge.

@Zedpastin: If you want to scrape your own data you will need to learn to program it and then you will need a database and be able to read that. Learn SQL.

@bitmover: If you want to develop something like that you need to learn basic coding and there are many different websites around that can help you. The most common languages to begin with are javascript and python

@fillippone: The important thing is: find your own way. This is the only way to do it if you want to stay here for long.

@jackg: If you're wanting to gain technical crypto knowledge from the forum - the best place to go is to look at the technical and beginners boards

@Lovesmayfamilis: Pick one thing to start with and go for it.

@Pmalek: ...I am sure that if you just asked them, they would be glad to help and push you in the right direction. 

Bravo!

Sorry to hear about that trauma you went through, OP.
Well it is not really too late to start so don't worry. Everyone has their own story. You're kind of limiting yourself too much from what I can interpret in what you're saying. You can start everywhere and not just here in the forum actually, even if it is a crypto-related.

Every user is serving a different purpose on the forum and you don't need to engage all the discussion but if you are serious about that then give it time and slowly develop those skills which can make you capable of that to take active participation on each topic.Those members you are taking about have not developed those websites and data collecting in one go but have taken their time and have technical knowledge of coding.So you need to learn such programming languages like phyton,c++,java and some frontend languages like js or CSS and then have logical building to make up some sites or solve complex bitcoin problems and suggest some BPIP.You have to master that things and that will take some time.

But if you talk about other members who are not so technically sound but still gaining merits is because they have contributed effectively on the forum and created useful threads for newbies and helped the other members with their knowledge.So they get merits for the same.If you are having some useful information about bitcoin and want to actively participate in that discussion just give your some legitimate and original ideas or good thoughts to enhance the discussion and no need to have any kind of technical knowledge for the same.

The forum has many boards like bitcoin discussion,B&H ,Political, Economics,Trading Discussion and some local boards which doesn't require any technical bitcoin or cryptocurrency knowledge.But only thing required is knowledge and you can gain it time to time from different sources.Sometimes we are in rush to take part in everything which can be harmful because jumping into topics with half or less knowledge could ruin your image.So give some time as you are doing good on the forum already as there are members who have not gained any merits from long time but you have managed to gain enough so enjoy and keep posting the same or in more better manner.

Rest if you are interested in learning then best choice is to read Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos that can give you enough of bitcoin knowledge that is required at most cases.

Some books we need to read (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5350541.msg57516728#msg57516728)

Bitcoin books and libraries by Ratimov (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353061.msg57629860#msg57629860)

Try to learn as much as possible and give it time and you will definitely reach your goals one day and become effective member of the forum.

Forum is for Bitcoin discussion and the matter is will you stay in the forum, keep your interests in Bitcoin after all. Merit does not increase your knowledge of Bitcoin and it does not keep you in the market, in the Bitcoin community.

Forum is not created for merit, it is for Bitcoin discussions, developments, technical supports, community suggestions. You can discuss with 0 merit and as newbie.

Useful Crypto Resources from Andreas M. Antonopoulos (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354997.0)

lovesmayfamilis is right. You write in a hurry every time you create a post. It's like writing for merit. Including the merit you send.
I think you have a thread that says You want to help newbies. (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353190.msg57636902#msg57636902)。But I took a look at the merits you recently posted. They are all for heroes or legends, although they are indeed worthy of merit.
https://i.loli.net/2021/08/19/7gS9licQRO3wUkN.png
I haven't noticed any help you give to newbies. What you do is completely different from your post.
Your summarizing ability is very strong and you are good at complimenting others. This is your advantage.

New users create many topics to ask. I don't know that they really asked or they only tried to create topics to find merits. Many questions can be answered by Search and don't need to create topic to ask.

It's not about OP. I see newbies mentioned names of members who help them to rank up and receive more merit from merit sources. Merit sources do their free jobs and you don't have to mention them.

;D Perhaps newbies hoard their smerit after they receive merit.

I saw some people accusing you, they said you were begging for merit. I don't want to say any accusations. I will list some data.

I briefly counted your data.You have published 42 topics so far, good job.

You have received a total of 138 merits. These topics have received a total of 92 merits, accounting for 66.6% of your total merits.

The merits in your topic are all from 3 sections:

Meta	12	13%
Beginners&Help	45	49%
BitcoinDiscussion	35	38%

Let’s focus on the B&H sector that has received the most merits：
Among the 13 posts in B&H
People accuse you of begging may be because of these posts.
two are self-introduction：
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5340764.msg57114510#msg57114510 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5340764.msg57114510#msg57114510)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349283.msg57460400#msg57460400 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349283.msg57460400#msg57460400)

four accuses plagiarism：
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352202.msg57590945#msg57590945 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352202.msg57590945#msg57590945)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351047.msg57541791#msg57541791 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351047.msg57541791#msg57541791)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349423.msg57468411#msg57468411 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349423.msg57468411#msg57468411)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343651.msg57226943#msg57226943 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343651.msg57226943#msg57226943)

two are used to express gratitude：
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353181.msg57636690#msg57636690 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353181.msg57636690#msg57636690)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5355095.msg57720044#msg57720044 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5355095.msg57720044#msg57720044)

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NO.	section	topic	merit
1	Beginners & Help	Forum Skills    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5355095.msg57720044#msg57720044)	7
2	Bitcoin Discussion	The ideology of Bitcoin    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354279.msg57683748#msg57683748)	1
3	Bitcoin Discussion	What if the Legend kicks the bucket?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354170.msg57680299#msg57680299)	0
4	Bitcoin Discussion	The story of two farmers.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353847.msg57666697#msg57666697)	0
5	Bitcoin Discussion	Bitcoin decision making    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353582.msg57656830#msg57656830)	4
6	Beginners & Help	[NEWBIES] Earn your first Merit.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353190.msg57636902#msg57636902)	0
7	Beginners & Help	A thankful heart ❤    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5353181.msg57636690#msg57636690)	7
8	Bitcoin Discussion	Layman's understanding of Lightening Network.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352207.msg57591163#msg57591163)	19
9	Beginners & Help	Why people plagiarise in the forum and how to avoid plagiarism.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352202.msg57590945#msg57590945)	7
10	Beginners & Help	Unintentional plagiarism    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351047.msg57541791#msg57541791)	4
11	Meta	The red flag    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5350028.msg57496717#msg57496717)	1
12	Exchanges	Security risk    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349450.msg57469505#msg57469505)	0
13	Meta	Something worse than plagiarism.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349423.msg57468411#msg57468411)	1
14	Beginners & Help	How to announce yourself as a Newbie!    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349283.msg57460400#msg57460400)	17
15	Beginners & Help	No late commer in cryptocurrency    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349227.msg57458067#msg57458067)	1
16	Bitcoin Discussion	Cryptophobia, causes, effects and solution.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349216.msg57457935#msg57457935)	4
17	Beginners & Help	Where did my money go?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5348172.msg57409611#msg57409611)	0
18	Bitcoin Discussion	Who to Trust, Fiat Banks or BTC?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5347812.msg57396874#msg57396874)	3
19	Meta	A few forum questions    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5347784.msg57395285#msg57395285)	0
20	Service Discussion	Does CryptoTab Browser Mine BTC?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346881.msg57356320#msg57356320)	0
21	Bitcoin Discussion	My Bitcoin Questionnaire    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346705.msg57350024#msg57350024)	2
22	Beginners & Help	How Quality Can A Newbie's Post Be?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346695.msg57349766#msg57349766)	2
23	Meta	Welfare Board    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346233.msg57330820#msg57330820)	0
24	Beginners & Help	64% of Bitcoins are never used and will never be used    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346225.msg57330575#msg57330575)	0
25	Bitcoin Discussion	Mechanism for Retrieving lost BTC    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346216.msg57330414#msg57330414)	0
26	Bitcoin Discussion	Massive adoption of BTC could reduce the Transaction fee.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345183.msg57289637#msg57289637)	1
27	Mining	Does a Miner have a choice to the Transaction to Process?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345168.msg57289263#msg57289263)	0
28	Bitcoin Discussion	Can BTC exist without Fiat?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345100.msg57286027#msg57286027)	1
29	Bitcoin Discussion	Is BTC Volatility More of an Advantage than Disadvantage?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345093.msg57285859#msg57285859)	0
30	Bitcoin Discussion	Bitcoin and The Countercyclical Fiscal Policy    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5344107.msg57243066#msg57243066)	0
31	Meta	Is The Purpose of The Merit System Defeated?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343711.msg57229427#msg57229427)	0
32	Beginners & Help	Plagiarism and Paraphrasing, different sins of equal magnitude?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343651.msg57226943#msg57226943)	0
33	Beginners & Help	What More Should Satoshi Do?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343640.msg57226445#msg57226445)	0
34	Altcoin Discussion	Will The Sorrow of BTC Be The Pleasure of Altcoins?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343621.msg57225928#msg57225928)	0
35	Altcoin Discussion	Are all altcoins dependent on Bitcoin?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5342559.msg57185141#msg57185141)	0
36	Mining	When to Mine the last Bitcoin.    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5342200.msg57172468#msg57172468)	0
37	Bitcoin Discussion	The Life Cycle of Bitcoin    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5342193.msg57172222#msg57172222)	0
38	Bitcoin Discussion	Centralization in BTC Decentralization    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5341735.msg57152718#msg57152718)	0
39	Bitcoin Discussion	Fiat and Bitcoin - The Two Brothers    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5341480.msg57142305#msg57142305)	0
40	Meta	An Alternative to Merit    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5341366.msg57137455#msg57137455)	10
41	Service Discussion (Altcoins)	Why is the process of listing Cryptocurrencies simple?    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5341176.msg57130697#msg57130697)	0
42	Beginners & Help	A legend was once a newbie    (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5340764.msg57114510#msg57114510)	0

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Data source: Show the last topics started by this person. (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;threads;u=3333894;sa=showPosts)

PastorNick you created a account two days ago and you're already providing data to defend or maybe advise a member. You constructed the table so well I would say you are an alt and not  a newbie. I'm giving you a merit because I like the table and I checked your post history you're not a spammer. Good work if you're sincerely a newbie

Such a list is a bit embarrassing. Looking at your data analysis, I think you and DdmrDdmr are side by side, you can compare them.
Although you said that, I think it’s too bad for KingsDen to face, but what you said I can’t find any problems. It's sweet. KingsDen has strong learning ability and is relatively strong in new hands. I hope that in the future, we can see more of her dedicated posts, which can also allow us to learn.

This is great sir! From the beginning to the end of your reply is full of salient information. I just quoted only the end part because it might look boring quoting the whole post. This reply deserves more merits, thanks to the people that merited you on my behalf, surely I will return to this reply when I accumulate more smerits.
I am grateful 🙏

Hello, I read bitcointalk once before registering.

I’m not sure if I have time to be active in the forum.I need to take care of my work and my family, but in the future may check the forum regularly at night. ;)

It is really good to see that you have searched for beginners topics that are beneficial and come under must read category and same is reflected in your post as it is nicely written and it seems you are good learner and given you merit for your contribution.The more you try to explore the forum the more knowledge doors will be opened for you and whenever you get time do the same and also have personal time with your family.One more suggestions which i would like to give you is to link the topics you have mentioned to the original post in your table which will look more attractive and you can simply click on it to read that post instead of searching it on the forum on post history of that member.To do the same you simply need to write it in the following manner:


You can write it for all the topics as it will take some extra time but giving the best what we can should be our goal.

Sharing knowledge with others don't cost us so no need to say thanks for the same and what i say always just be an effective member of the forum and make this a healthy discussion forum away from spamming up and have your original post which is best on our behalf.

There's no LATE when learning something. I, too, got scammed before and that doesn't stop me from learning new things ( i'm learning the hard way lol) . For the financial stuff, i can't give you advice since i'm still learning myself. So, Goodluck !  ;D

@PastorNick, if you can give your time and achieve this, it will be nice. I'm waiting for it.

Thank you for your reminder and teaching. I have added hyperlinks to these titles.

To be honest, this is a big task for me, and I achieved this goal with the help of Excel. Fortunately, I successfully completed it.But I found a problem. I used some colors to make them more eye-catching in the headlines of some key articles of kingsden.These colors will become invalid after the hyperlink.

No thanks, this is what I should do.

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Next I am going to have dinner, and then I will finish brushing and sweeping the floor.Finally slept with my wife and my daughter.

Maybe in the middle of the night I will wake up to check bitcointalk (that's the only free time that belongs to me)

Good night everyone.Good night bitcointalk.

Not surprised this thread is been attracted (thread with similar content always get attacked) but I'm surprised the attack isn't related to your topic of creation but your previous topics why is that? You have to understand this inorder to improve yourself on the forum. You have gotten quite a number of merit in the shortest time of you been active and I have just contributed only 12  (that's poor from my end as your posts most have been of quality to get such amount of merits).

Differentiate the advice from the envy, take the advice and work on them, truly the forum is more than just merits but that doesn't mean you should go engaging yourself in board you don't have much knowledge on. I understand why many hangout here, excluding the merit hurting game, the board is open to all sorts of discussion (atleast that's what the board has been turned to) which makes it very easy to engage in conversation and for the sake of it been a hangout point to noobs, your post quality won't be judged as much as other advance board.

Having said all that, to learn some forum skills, you can reach out to those that already have such skills. Hhampuz can testify to how many times I reach out to him for guidance because I always wanted to be a manager. My post back then revolved around having the best signature experience on the forum while learning and still been a productive users. No harm in reaching out, do so now <wink>.

I see your form is neat, can you tell me how to complete such a good form?

I have seen Ratimov create such a list before.

You can quote the post and see the format pastorNick used. Copy and paste somewhere on a note, then you can make changes to fit your own table. Also these threads will help, you should learn to use the search button
Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157728.msg51578827#msg51578827)
Tutorial - How to create Table in the BitcoinTalk Forum (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5265782.msg54905132#msg54905132)
 [LEARN] BBCode Lessons & Tutorials [+tutorial videos!] (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.msg17283187#msg17283187)

It only shows to me that my threads are of interest to many users, I have to put more effort to be effective, and also keep learning and making learners mistake to give room to my critics.

The attacks have also made your attention hit my posts which you felt are under merited by you. I see every attack as a blessing in disguise.

This is actually the way to go, the advice is loudable and surpasses envy. I actually got nothing for anyone to envy. I believe my best days are far ahead in this forum. This is just my learning stage.

Thanks sir!
Since I joined this forum, I have always been afraid of using the PM, because I don't know the rules guiding the use of PM, and that is why I have much exposed my weakness to the public and some are willing to ride on them against me.

No Sirs, address everyone by their username, you might be surprised you're actually more accomplished or my senior in real life or not still, don't consider the ranks you see to mean much, they are just visual representation of how much we have spent on the forum and merit recieved. There isn't much to say about rules guiding PM's (can't find a thread to link you to) but just avoid sending unnecessary PM's like referrals and all that because if reported can get you temporary banned. Obviously you don't have to send malicious PM's as that's a permanent ban crime.


Pretty sure everyone is allowed to have changed of mind (assuming that's what happened to the OP). The newbies you speak off, are they willing to be helped or they just want to earn form the forum. We have alot of people already helping newbies so him not sending merits to them is no big deal provided he isn't abusing the merits which from your words he isn't.

The higher rank members too needs to be merited so if someone is doing that without any second intentions so be it. Every post worth merits should be given some without considering the ranks. Merits is a reward for quality contributions and not a means of helping juniors rank up. If they want to do so, they should earn it, it's very simple to earn. OP don't concentrate on specific ranks, merit worthy posts that's just it.

I am sorry if this displeases you. I am used to addressing male fellows this way. I found it more polite and formal way of addressing any gentleman.

I deliberately kept blind eyes at this post. The forum is a double edge sword, sharp at both edges. I have decided to do what is right that does not battle with the forum rules.

It will be nice if you can click the thread I opened to ensure eligible newbies earn their first (only 1) merit by answering questions. The kind of attacks that came to me, I was forced to read my post again if I have posted something different from my intent. I had to lock the thread. As you rightly pointed out merit is not a rank basis system. And I attest that it's quite rare to stumble on a newbies post worthy of merit. So, I merit only merit worthy posts in order not to flaw the purpose of merit system.

I understand that having expertise in technical knowledge is not the same as having excellent digital/drawing skills. However, I believe that even if these two fields are unrelated, they both have something to do with investing a significant amount of time in order to improve.

I am a digital and traditional artist who has won numerous competitions both inside and outside of the forum, but this does not imply that I began as an expert. I've previously failed numerous contests, been chastised for drawing an ugly face, and experienced frustrations that resulted in unproductive days. However, here I am. So proud that, for the very first time in my life, the expectations have become a reality.

If you're learning something, keep in mind that your efforts are compounding. This means that even if you only learn a few things, it will help you in the long run. Remember that committing to lifelong learning can be transformative!

I'm currently studying Computer Engineering, which is the polar opposite of my hobbies, but I'm looking for a new challenge. In fact, I am studying CPE because the technicalities of bitcoin fascinate me, and I believe that learning programming in my current undergrad course will be beneficial in some ways.

If you don’t want to manually create the stats, or wish to surpass the 120 day limit on the profile’s history, you can always use these, which provide similar information (data as of this morning, making the percentages and totals differ from yours):

https://public.tableau.com/shared/CW9PMMRTK?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
https://public.tableau.com/shared/TSJC4KK9G?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
https://public.tableau.com/shared/F4CD34XH2?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link



On the matter of the so called technical skills, in general terms, things should not be rushed. If one wants to embark on technical matters, the foundations often take years to be built, and it’s not something that can be done in a blink of an eye. One thing is to have a solid base and move from one technical area to another (or programming language to another), but it’s a different matter and pace if the basis have yet to be built.

It is not all of those names mentioned, especially Ddmr Ddmr and cryptoprenurbrainboss, that immediately started giving that skills from the conversation I have had with them, and about other with that skills, this is a passion to them, and that why when the arrange such it comes out very appreciated, I think yes like everyone is saying you can start now, but if I may, don't start any skill because you one to go ahead fast to earn merits, you can set member as an example to emulate but everyone has what they do an do well, find yours.

At some point I feel you. I can't contribute in technical discussion here.

I'm not technically inclined. Im not really knowledgeable in crypto in general but I managed to stay here for the opportunity to learn at the same time joining in several art contest.
I might seem not interested in crypto coz when you look at my past activities here, it's all about roobet's contest lol.


But I've been lurking around and read discussions here. Maybe someday I will have the courage to engage myself in some threads here, of course, with the techny person.


And if you're asking if you are too early or too late, as long as you decided to continue on your crypto journey, it's not bad to be early nor late.
The only bad thing is when you stop learning.

As to what you've mentioned, you're just new here so I think you should not put a lot of pressure on yourself about giving technical contributions. Just savor your time learning first and don't stop taking in new knowledge each day. Soon you will find where you feel more comfortable whether it is with regards to offering technical services or giving out advices that could be helpful for newbies and other investors. It is never too late for you to earn here in crypto, just make sure you are not wasting your time and your chance because not everyone is blessed with the idea of knowing crypto.

Good that you have added the hyperlinks for all the topics made by KingsDen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3333894) as it is easily accessible by the readers to go to the original post and read it.

Yes the members can easily get all the stats by visiting your site and get all the desired information at one place rather than doing all the search for yourself as it is time consuming task for members.But with this they just have to fill the username or user id and you get all the details.


Exactly no one is born expert or have those technical skills from the beginning.But they have given their time and efforts for the same and now they have knowledge to share with others.Suppose a developer is proposing a BIP he/she would have worked for it and have complete knowledge about the network working and more technical knowledge of programming and how the issues could be solved.So you need to work for that and practice takes time.Work for it not in a hurry but in effective manner and after few years of hard work and practice you could have knowledge for the same to share with others.

wow, this is so cool! ! !

I tried to use Tableau before, but I simply imported the data from Excel into tableau.（Even I thought about putting tableau data in my posts, but I couldn't send pictures so I gave up.） I think I will learn about this software next. I enjoy the process of statistics, data visualization is very important.

https://i.loli.net/2021/08/21/whBMOWAo5rFp6tP.png (https://sm.ms/image/whBMOWAo5rFp6tP)
Sir, I checked the data on your website. This percentage may be the merit data of topic+post, and my statistics are the merits obtained in the topic.

Of course there may be some errors, because I calculated it manually.

You don't need to be a  programmer (to provide statistical data ) or a Managerial skills person to become a Bounty manager in order to remain active and contribute to the forum. Even if you can guide the newbies and help the community you can still survive on this forum and the forum will recognize your efforts.
Of course if you have skills you can contribute in a better way but in any case, don't consider yourself left behind of others. Every person is important here including you and me.  :)

I 100% agree with you, @sapnu @DdmrDdmr and what other users said. Learning is an act of compounding and not gotten in a haste. Few days ago, I involved in a neighbourhood casual debate about bitcoin. During the debate, I discovered that I was not whom I used to be 3months ago. I became technical than my mates, I saw myself opposing things I used to propose before. Then I knew I was actually learning from this forum.
Thanks to all.

Hello, How can I post an image? When I try to do it, there is only a link possible to post. But the image is not visible in the post, only a link to the image.

See like this, only a link: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/04/23/22/00/tree-736885_960_720.jpg

Please let me know. Thanks.

This thread isn’t really about forum usage skills, but I’ll answer briefly just the same:
You can’t post an image until you become a Jr. Member (>=1 Merit; >= 30 Activity). If you are in a hurry, you can purchase a Copper Membership (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=credit;promote).

I see. Thanks for info.

Life generally is about adding value to where ever you find yourself. It's pretty nice you thought of this and this would also give others visions on services they could also offer the community for its continuous growth. I have been on some digital training lately hoping to graduate soon so I can contribute to the growth of the forum as well through services that would be beneficial to all

Growth is the main factor which we all should consider even on the forum as well as on the forum also because with time if we are not progressing it won't benefit you anywhere.See the topic of the post if Forum Skills which does not imply that you need to have some special skills to be an active member of the forum but what if you have open up an account and simply writing up any irrelevant post which do not enhance any discussion or knowledge of others.So you need to acquire knowledge for the same and that would come up by learning and gaining knowledge from sources.We all have stated at some point on the forum but continuous growth can be achieved by experience, knowledge, practice and passion for the same.

Explore different sections of this forum and you will find out that many gems were hidden of which you are not aware about it.First of all treat this forum as discussion forum not any income source which will help you to contribute effectively and serve a purpose on the forum.Learn technical aspects and contribute to technical development section.If not interested in technical aspects properly atleast try to have some knowledge about it so you can participate in discussion on the forum as bitcoin is decentralised crypto working over internet so you need to have knowledge about it.

Some tips to develop forum skills:

1) Read the guides and threads on the forum which are made by some senior members and try to gain knowledge of it.

2) Comply with the forum rules and don't violate them.

3) Exchange knowledge between members and learn from your mistakes and try to avoid them.

You don't need any special training as it is discussion forum but what you need is knowledge which can be gained if you are determined and interested to do so.You will see growth in your ranks and merit.Just give it time.

I like your posts feel free to pm me if you have a question.

Thank you sir for this offer, I am pleased. Just seeing it.